UFC 142 takes place Jan. 14 at Rio de Janeiro’s HSBC Arena. The main card, including a featherweight championship headliner between Jose Aldo and Chad Mendes, airs on pay-per-view.

The event is the UFC’s first pay-per-view event of 2012. It marks the move of the UFC’s preliminary-card fights from Facebook and Spike TV to the UFC-owned FX and FUEL TV. (The UFC and FOX kick off a landmark seven-year deal in January.)

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